Shaanxi, China
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El hogar del Ejército de Terracota
Xi'an fue la capital de China durante más de mil años bajo varias dinastías, y se nota — desde el Ejército de Terracota enterrado hasta la muralla de la época Ming, aún intacta. También es hogar de una de las culturas de fideos y comida callejera regional más distintivas del país.
Mejor época para visitar: De marzo a mayo, de septiembre a noviembre
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Lo más destacado
- The Terracotta Army
Thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, horses, and chariots buried to guard the tomb of China's first emperor, discovered by accident in 1974 when local farmers were digging a well. One of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century.
- Xi'an City Wall
A largely intact Ming Dynasty fortification encircling the old city, wide enough to walk or cycle along its full loop. One of the best-preserved ancient city walls in China.
- Biang Biang Noodles
Extra-wide, hand-pulled wheat noodles, often as broad as a belt, tossed with chili oil, vinegar, garlic, and vegetables. A Shaanxi specialty named for the slapping sound the dough makes as it's stretched.
- Yang Rou Pao Mo (Mutton Soup with Bread)
A hearty mutton or lamb broth poured over hand-torn flatbread, a Xi'an staple particularly associated with the city's Hui Muslim community. Eaten as a filling one-bowl meal, especially in colder months.
- Muslim Quarter
A historic neighborhood centered around the Great Mosque, home to Xi'an's Hui Muslim community for over a thousand years and now a dense street-food market by day and evening.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda
A Tang Dynasty Buddhist pagoda built to house scriptures brought back from India by the monk Xuanzang, whose travels later inspired the novel Journey to the West.